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<p>By Maximilian Ritter</p>
<p>After an extremely late start to the European ski season due to lack of snow, the Freeride Junior Tour is finally up and running. Setting the bar high was the name of the game at the Freeride Junior World Championships held in Grandvalira-Andorra a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>The competition venue topped out at 2,660 meters (almost 9,000 feet) and featured 1,000 feet of vertical drop, littered with cliffs, rollers, and wind lips. Snow conditions were less than ideal at first, though by the afternoon the snow had softened into spring-like conditions.</p>
<p>The young female rippers put on quite a show at the first stop of the Junior Tour. Norway’s 16-year-old Synnøve Medhus took first with an impressive run linking a multitude of huge airs. Second went to USA’s Olivia Askew for a unique technical line down the far right side of the venue. France’s Illona Carlod stomped a very stylish line linking a cornice drop with huge GS turns down the main face, earning her third place.</p>
<p>The highlight of the boys’ competition was 17-year-old Canadian Jackson Bathgate’s winning run, featuring a massive 360 off a cliff followed by an unexpectedly large air off a roller near the bottom. See below.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Fellow Canadian Nigel Ziegler earned second place for linking together a series of huge drops, but could not beat Bathgate’s speed and fluidity score. Third place went to USA’s Xander Guldman for airing the biggest drop on the venue and a laid-out backflip at the bottom of the course.</p>
<p>The second stop of the Freeride Junior Tour is currently going off in Chamonix, France. After a brief break, the Tour will return to Fieberbrunn, Austria, March 5.</p>
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<p>After an extremely late start to the European ski season due to lack of snow, the Freeride Junior Tour is finally up and running. Setting the bar high was the name of the game at the Freeride Junior World Championships held in Grandvalira-Andorra a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>The competition venue topped out at 2,660 meters (almost 9,000 feet) and featured 1,000 feet of vertical drop, littered with cliffs, rollers, and wind lips. Snow conditions were less than ideal at first, though by the afternoon the snow had softened into spring-like conditions.</p>
<p>The young female rippers put on quite a show at the first stop of the Junior Tour. Norway’s 16-year-old Synnøve Medhus took first with an impressive run linking a multitude of huge airs. Second went to USA’s Olivia Askew for a unique technical line down the far right side of the venue. France’s Illona Carlod stomped a very stylish line linking a cornice drop with huge GS turns down the main face, earning her third place.</p>
<p>The highlight of the boys’ competition was 17-year-old Canadian Jackson Bathgate’s winning run, featuring a massive 360 off a cliff followed by an unexpectedly large air off a roller near the bottom. See below.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Fellow Canadian Nigel Ziegler earned second place for linking together a series of huge drops, but could not beat Bathgate’s speed and fluidity score. Third place went to USA’s Xander Guldman for airing the biggest drop on the venue and a laid-out backflip at the bottom of the course.</p>
<p>The second stop of the Freeride Junior Tour is currently going off in Chamonix, France. After a brief break, the Tour will return to Fieberbrunn, Austria, March 5.</p>
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articleSat, 13 Feb 2016 19:44:03 +0000Patio147297 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingGet to Know Rising Star Lexi Micinskihttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/articles/get-to-know-rising-star-lexi-micinski?lnk=rss&loc=junior-world-championships
<p>Alexi “Lexi” Micinski, an 18-year-old freeskier from Idaho, recently won the World Cup slopestyle final in Spain, then went on to win silver at the FIS Freestyle Skiing Junior World Champs in Italy. That was all shortly after she was named to the Freeskiing Junior Worlds team.</p>
<p>Before that, the rookie took first place at the Seven Springs U.S. Revolution Tour, third at the Aspen/Snowmass Freeski Open, and sixth at World Championships. In other words, she’s on a roll and one to keep an eye on.</p>
<p><em>Skiing</em> caught up with Lexi while she was in Spain to see what she's all about.<br /><br /><strong>Who do you look up to the most and why?</strong><br />I look up to Sammy C for sure. I love his style and that he can shred anything—park or backcountry. He's the nicest person too.<br /><br /><strong>What’s the biggest thing you’ve thrown that scared the crap out of you?</strong><br />The biggest thing I've thrown was last summer at Mammoth. It was the last run of the day, and I had been trying my first 10s. I dropped in to do another 10 and just thought, “what the heck, it's soft and slushy. I'll just go for a cork 10.” It was so big, and I felt like I was in slow motion just hoping I wasn't going to die when I came to the landing. I didn't, but I didn't land it either. It was epic!<br /><br /><strong>What’s something you’re working on that nobody knows about?</strong><br />It's a secret!<br /><img class="mceItem" src="http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_attachments_articles/alexi-micinksi.jpg" alt="Alexi Micinski" height="427" width="640" /><br /><strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>This is your fourth season competing. What does it take to stay on top of your game and keep progressing?</strong><br />Staying on top of my game has a lot to do with what goes on mentally. I just try to always stay positive no matter what the situation is. Also, when I mess up or crash, I force myself to forget that it happened, because if I think about what I did wrong, I'm more likely to do it again. I feel like I have progressed a lot this year. I have been skiing as much as possible and just want to have fun. Staying positive is also key to progressing. I'm always trying to get better, and I'm not afraid to try something new.<br /><br /><strong>What do you do to cross-train?</strong><br />When I'm not on the slopes, I'm in the gym staying fit. I also try to jump on the tramp when I have time, and last summer I got to hit the water ramps a few times.<br /><br /><strong>Tell us something about yourself that’s embarrassing.</strong><br />My bags were lost on the way to Spain, so I have been hitting the World Cup course in 3/4 yoga pants (what I wore traveling here). I now have a sunburn on my calves between where the pants and my ski boots was showing.<br /><br /><strong>Speed round:</strong><br /><strong>Favorite place to ski when not competing?</strong> Mammoth<br /><strong>Favorite place to compete?</strong> Foreign places<br /><strong>Pre-comp ritual?</strong> I don’t have one<br /><strong>Music you listen to before a comp?</strong> Something mellow to stay calm<br /><strong>Top 5 most-played artists on your iPod?</strong> Gang Starr is my favorite<br /><strong>If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?</strong> Maybe a lion, ‘cause they’re bad ass.<br /><strong>Worst crash?</strong> Once I crashed and my ski flew off and hit me in the face. It gave me a black eye.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/articles/get-to-know-rising-star-lexi-micinski#commentsAthletesSkiing Culturealexi micinskijunior world championshipsus freeskiingskiing135208http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/lexi-tout.jpg135229Alexi Micinskihttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_images/201303/alexi-micinski-copper.jpg135227Alexi MicinskiWe chat with the U.S. freeskiing rookie about her climb to the top.<p>Alexi “Lexi” Micinski, an 18-year-old freeskier from Idaho, recently won the World Cup slopestyle final in Spain, then went on to win silver at the FIS Freestyle Skiing Junior World Champs in Italy. That was all shortly after she was named to the Freeskiing Junior Worlds team.</p>
<p>Before that, the rookie took first place at the Seven Springs U.S. Revolution Tour, third at the Aspen/Snowmass Freeski Open, and sixth at World Championships. In other words, she’s on a roll and one to keep an eye on.</p>
<p><em>Skiing</em> caught up with Lexi while she was in Spain to see what she's all about.<br /><br /><strong>Who do you look up to the most and why?</strong><br />I look up to Sammy C for sure. I love his style and that he can shred anything—park or backcountry. He's the nicest person too.<br /><br /><strong>What’s the biggest thing you’ve thrown that scared the crap out of you?</strong><br />The biggest thing I've thrown was last summer at Mammoth. It was the last run of the day, and I had been trying my first 10s. I dropped in to do another 10 and just thought, “what the heck, it's soft and slushy. I'll just go for a cork 10.” It was so big, and I felt like I was in slow motion just hoping I wasn't going to die when I came to the landing. I didn't, but I didn't land it either. It was epic!<br /><br /><strong>What’s something you’re working on that nobody knows about?</strong><br />It's a secret!<br /><img class="mceItem" src="http://www.skinet.com/skiing/files/_attachments_articles/alexi-micinksi.jpg" alt="Alexi Micinski" height="427" width="640" /><br /><strong></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(photo courtesy Jeremy Swanson)</p>
<p><strong>This is your fourth season competing. What does it take to stay on top of your game and keep progressing?</strong><br />Staying on top of my game has a lot to do with what goes on mentally. I just try to always stay positive no matter what the situation is. Also, when I mess up or crash, I force myself to forget that it happened, because if I think about what I did wrong, I'm more likely to do it again. I feel like I have progressed a lot this year. I have been skiing as much as possible and just want to have fun. Staying positive is also key to progressing. I'm always trying to get better, and I'm not afraid to try something new.<br /><br /><strong>What do you do to cross-train?</strong><br />When I'm not on the slopes, I'm in the gym staying fit. I also try to jump on the tramp when I have time, and last summer I got to hit the water ramps a few times.<br /><br /><strong>Tell us something about yourself that’s embarrassing.</strong><br />My bags were lost on the way to Spain, so I have been hitting the World Cup course in 3/4 yoga pants (what I wore traveling here). I now have a sunburn on my calves between where the pants and my ski boots was showing.<br /><br /><strong>Speed round:</strong><br /><strong>Favorite place to ski when not competing?</strong> Mammoth<br /><strong>Favorite place to compete?</strong> Foreign places<br /><strong>Pre-comp ritual?</strong> I don’t have one<br /><strong>Music you listen to before a comp?</strong> Something mellow to stay calm<br /><strong>Top 5 most-played artists on your iPod?</strong> Gang Starr is my favorite<br /><strong>If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?</strong> Maybe a lion, ‘cause they’re bad ass.<br /><strong>Worst crash?</strong> Once I crashed and my ski flew off and hit me in the face. It gave me a black eye.</p>
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articleWed, 17 Apr 2013 12:47:40 +0000rdionne135208 at http://www.skinet.com/skiing